Author:Kevin Barry
Winner of the Sunday Times short story prize
Winner of the Edge Hill short story prize
A kiss that just won't happen. A disco at the end of the world. A teenage goth on a terror mission. And OAP kiddie-snatchers, and scouse real-ale enthusiasts, and occult weirdness in the backwoods...
Dark Lies the Island is a collection of unpredictable stories about love and cruelty, crimes, desperation, and hope from the man Irvine Welsh has described as 'the most arresting and original writer to emerge from these islands in years'. Every page is shot through with the riotous humour, sympathy and blistering language that mark Kevin Barry as a pure entertainer and a unique teller of tales.
Stealthy and shimmering
—— Boston GlobeHe writes short stories that will satisfy any reader
—— Shane Hegarty , Irish TimesThis book of short stories seals Barry's rep as one of the most original voices to emerge from the Emerald Isle in some years. Full of acute observation and sly wit, this collection is the ideal companion to his equally excellent novel, City of Bohane
—— Ryan Rushton , SkinnyThese darkly comic short stories are beautifully written and the author’s keen appreciation of the vernacular makes the characters leap off the page and thump you in the face
—— Ciara Geraghty , Woman's WayWonderfully, restlessly alive
—— The TimesLingers like the best kind of novel
—— MetroA shot of joy in the dark
—— Financial TimesLike a spade to the face... There is a vividness to his writing that plants you immediately at its heart
—— Chris Power , GuardianExtraordinary...affecting and memorable
—— Robert Collins , Sunday TimesSkilfully crafted
—— Henry Krempels , ObserverMany consider to be one of the best authors currently in the UK. This collection of short stories shows British penchant for the sublime and the ridiculous at its best
—— MonocleThe most exciting Irish short story writer of his generation, one whose best work rivals William Trevor and John McGahern. His language is thrilling: Barry has a Martin Amis-style aversion to writing so much as one dull sentence. Talent this raw and natural simply cannot be taught.
—— John Burns , Sunday TimesA rhythmic, rural Hiberno-English onslaught, which forces black humour into the bleakest of corners
—— Ruth Gilligan , TLSIreland's must-read literary author
—— Sunday Business Post MagazineWhen I read the first of these short stories, I could immediately see there was something special about this writer... Funny and beautifully observed...
—— William Leith , Evening StandardBarry is undoubtedly acquainted with the darker side of existence and unafraid to depict it with humour and great humanity
—— John Harding , Daily MailThis vividly told collection of short stories spans love, cruelty and desperation
—— The TimesBarry’s best stories combine playful irony with high emotion
—— Emma Hagestadt , IndependentKevin Barry…isn’t sparing with his powers. Even his throwaway lines are keepers… But what makes this book such a satisfying read is that his memorable sentence-writing is in the service of well-constructed, moving stories
—— Susannah Meadows , New York TimesThese stories won’t give you easy moral comfort, but will stretch you. They’re moral in that they name things as they are
—— Father Ronald Rolheiser , Catholic HeraldDear Life is a dazzling portrait of ordinary existence which illustrates how seemingly insignificant meetings and moments can have a monumental impact
—— UpcomingThis collection is beautiful; full of pure, simple truths that linger long in the mind
—— Philip Womack , New Humanist
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